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Disney’s streaming service Disney Plus has grown to a staggering 73.7 million paying subscribers on the first anniversary of its launch. It is a relatively small subscriber base compared to
Netflix’s 195 million global users. However Disney Plus is the most successful service to launch in the past year, smashing rivals such as Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and Peacock. Users in India
and Indonesia helped bolster the streaming service’s growth, with around 19 million of its members in those locations subscribing to Disney Plus Hotstar, a subsidiary of Disney Plus. Disney
first forecasted the service would reach between 60 to 90 million subscribers by five years of its initial launch. While the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping people out of the theatres, Disney
has been using Disney Plus to release films which were originally intended for the big screen, a move which has helped grow its subscriber base. The release of big-ticket hits such as the
Broadway musical _Hamilton_ and live-action _Mulan_ were major growth items for Disney too. Disney Plus costs $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year in Australia. About Post Author April Glover
April Glover is Editor at SmartHouse magazine and writes across Channel news. She has been a journalist covering breaking news, business, technology, real-life and lifestyle topics across
titles in Australia, New Zealand and the UK since 2015. April began as a cadet journalist at a monthly business magazine, before writing for various mastheads including the Scottish Mail on
Sunday in Glasgow. Her work has appeared in New Idea, that's life Australia and UK, The Sun, The Mirror, Daily Mail, Woman's Own, Kidspot, Whimn and Buzzfeed.